Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-18

many infirmities and break down the
strongest constitutions. Such firemen as
the members of this company used to be
should be voted honorary members,
placed upon the retired list and only act
in giving good advice and instruction to
younger men who might be induced I'M
der such circumstances to join the COM
pany.
We recall several instances of young,
able-bodied men. who having joined and
found themselves in a company whose
members were good, able-bodied men Az
years ago, but are now many of them in
firm, crippled and unfit for duty (some
of them drawing pensions from the U. 5:
government have gradually dropped
out: the majority of those remaining
belong to the "forty-year-ago period.
"Fireman's' remark about the small sti-
pend of "S3 a year. is not an expression
that should come from fireman of forty
years experience. We want in place of
the size of Mddlebury a good fire COM
pany composed of young, active, able
bodied men, whose sole interest at fire
is the saving of life and property; who
are able to climb ladder. carry hose,
handle an AK and be out in all kinds of
weather; men who are not Influenced by
the pay they get, men who are not rheu-
matte, stiff in the joints, complaining of
crick in the back or a pain in the side
whenever they hear the fire alarm.
The "uneasy spirits,' the firemen who
have withdrawn, i'm courtesy to their
foreman talked of rejoining and staying
in the company until the foreman's term
of office expired. AT the last meeting of
Washington Fire Engine Co. the fore
man suggested that those who had with
drawn be reinstated, but the "forty-year-
ago majority, contrary to their own by
laws, contrary to the nature of things,
their names not having yet been handed
in with the accompanying fee of 81, then
and there voted and declared them 're-
jected," it being quite surprise to the
parties themselves, they being absent at
the time.
The subject of the fire department has
for many years past and is now OF great
interest to the citizens of Middlebury and
they have upon several occasions attempt
ed to organize a company made up of
younger and more efficient men. We
have at last secured the names of several
young men who will bind themselves to
take hold of the fire department of the
town (if it should so please the village
trustees) who will be actuated only by a
desire to furnish stronger and healthier
men interested in the work they agree to
do both by association with each other
and the material interests they have at
stake. We append the names of those
belonging to the old company and the
names of those who will join new one:
WASHINGTON FIRE ENGINE CoMPANY-John
Sargent, Justus Cobb, Henry Langworthy,
Jas. Howker, Geo. Lawrence, Henry Stearns,
Otis Abbey, Geo. McHugh, Chauncy Clark,
John Donahue, Frank Ladeau, Peter Cham
pagne Jos. Brier, Peter Bitney, Chas. Bell,
Jack Wilson, owen Wilson, Jos. Cobb, Walter
Rose, Frank Bissette, John Boodro, Fred.
Rodgers, Abe Langworthy, Ike Lavonchy,
Geo. Pinney, Wallace Dewey,sJohn saunders,
Will Pinney, Geo Abbey.
THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO WILL JOIN NEW
COMPASY-Chas. \. Piper, f. II. stone, w. c.
Bingham, A. Calhoun, X. A. Calhoun, c. W.
Spencer, l.. F. Farnsworth, w. NJ. Cushman,
John j. Hyde, W NJ. Rickett, a. c. Woodward,
NJ. I. Butteriield, Z. l.. Stowe, W. II. sheldon,
IL. +. smith, NJ. {. Morrison, ID. j. Calvin, +.
c. jackson, f. f. Rich, A. b. Colby, w. F. Tul-
ly, +. A,,Daniels, H. Daniels, Wallace e. Foote,
J. W. Law renee, b. b. Hope, p. +. Chapman,
W. ID. Lane, j. Calhoun, +. q. Piper, NJ O'Cun-
nor, w. McHugh, Ed Goodro, W. &. Hunting
ton, Geo. Langworthy, Jr., =. J. Donnelly,
John II. stewart, Geo. Ayers w. W Chapman
+. =. Bentley, Geo. kidder.
Young FIREMAN.